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“Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.” ― Mark Rothko
CHICAGO NEWS
• Director Spike Lee will be in Chicago at St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham today with actor John Cusack and co-writer Kevin Willmott to talk about his upcoming musical “Chiraq.” [DNA INFO CHICAGO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• As the investigation into the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia resulting in seven deaths continues, reports state the train was going 106 mph shortly before the crash, twice the limit for the section of curved track. The engineer behind the wheel Brandon Bostian has lawyered up and says he can’t remember but a blood sample to investigators. And in Capitol Hill, as Democratic lawmakers called for an increase in Amtrak funding, Republicans refused, defeating the request in a 30-to-21 vote. [USA TODAY]
WORLD NEWS
• The factory fire that killed 72 people in Valenzuela city, outside Manila has resulted in a criminal investigation by police. The two-story Kentex Manufacturing Corp. rubber slipper factory in the Philippines had iron grills reinforced with fencing wire covered windows on the second floor that may have made it hard for those inside to escape. [LOS ANGELES TIMES]
SPORTS
Odell “one hand catch” Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants is the cover star of Madden NFL 16′ beating out Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski making him the youngest “Madden” cover boy ever. In the past, most athletes that make the cover of the game have gone to have less than stellar, injury laden season aka “Madden Curse.” [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• Christie’s auction house surpassed its previous single-week high of $975 million by raking in $1.4 billion in two days thanks to Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Lucian Freud. Rothko’s smoldering painting “No. 10,” fetched $82.9 million. More wealthy investors from every corner of the world are putting their excess cash into art. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• The first day of the 68th Annual Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a red carpet bang from Naomi Watts, Lupita Nyong’o, Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, s at the opening ceremony and premiere of “La Tete Haute (“Standing Tall”). Julianne Moore was awarded the Best Actress. Jury presidents Ethan and Joel Coen were joined by Sienna Miller, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sophie Marceau, Xavier Dolan, Rokia Traore and Mexican director Guillermo del Toro. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
FASHION
•Natalie Massenet, founder of luxury e-commerce Net-A-Porter has launched The Net Set an invite-only app that aims to make shopping a truly social experience.In lieu of the Facebook group or the Pinterest board, Net Setters join Style Tribes: The Fashion Magpies, Cool for Cats or Monochrome Tribe. The app’s ambassador Style Council, are Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Liberty Ross, Giovanna Battaglia, Sofía Sanchez de Betak and Gary Pepper blogger Nicole Warne. [STYLE]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Lupita Nyong’o @ Cannes
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